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US CLO pipeline: Carlyle and Blackstone aim for CLO-a-month 2021 as BlackRock goes for baker's quadruple
2 years ago
The Thanksgiving holiday has not dampened the US CLO market’s appetite as a flurry of deals are set to price in the next couple of weeks. That includes 18 new deals, 11 resets and seven refinancings in the US -
CLO managers join forces as they line up behind SFDR
2 years ago
A plethora of European CLO managers have teamed up with regulatory reporting provider FinDox to form a working group focused on Sustainable Financial Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), sources tell Creditflux. -
CLO Census results: Citi and JP Morgan still top in US but Jefferies breaks through in Europe
2 years ago
Citi and JP Morgan are the clear favourites in US CLO arranging – the pair are locked in a close battle for supremacy over deal volumes and they have been voted joint-best at US CLO execution, according to the results of Creditflux’s CLO Census -
CSAM regains best manager throne
2 years ago
Upstart CLO managers overtook more experienced rivals at last year’s Creditflux Manager Awards, but CSAM and other large firms, such as PGIM, emerged victorious in London this time around -
Invesco, Napier Park and Oaktree refinance 2019 CLOs
2 years ago
Three CLO managers - Invesco, Oaktree Capital Management and Napier Park Global - have each refinanced a 2019 CLO, with the three deals totalling over $1.5 billion -
US CLO pipeline: 33 new issues enter market with historic CLO records on the verge of shattering
2 years ago
The US CLO market is running as hot as it has all year with a whopping 33 managers marketing new issues CLOs, according to market sources -
Record-breaking CSAM wins Creditflux Manager of the Year 2021
2 years ago
The Creditflux Manager Awards dinner was back with a bang last night as 250 attendees saw Credit Suisse Asset Management crowned Creditflux Manager of the Year for a record third time -
Napier Park prints third new US CLO of the year
2 years ago
Napier Park Global teamed up with Bank of America on Thursday to issue its third new CLO of 2021 -
Napier Park takes CLO regatta to 20 vessels
2 years ago
Napier Park has brought its first new US CLO in nearly six months, pricing the upsized deal in line with guidance via BNP Paribas -
Coronavirus tiers up old ranking script
2 years ago
Forget everything you thought you knew about CLO manager tiers. Apollo and Blackstone are mainstays, but smaller, more nimble issuers are finding new ways to stand out from the crowd -
Fund performance: CLO funds outperform as two hit over 100% 12-months return
2 years ago
CLO funds swatted away the competition in April on their way to dominating our top 10 credit hedge fund return table after an upbeat month -
Napier Park resets post-reinvestment CLO via Nomura
2 years ago
Napier Park Global has reset its 2016 CLO named Regatta Funding VII, five months after the deal left its original reinvestment period -
Woah, we’re halfway there
2 years ago
Judging by the 2020 vintage, European CLO overlap is 50%. But varied approaches to holding bonds and the many loans managers turn down mean there are ways for issuers to outperform -
CLOs come up smelling of roses
2 years ago
The coronavirus crisis could have cut back 10 years of CLO market progress, but investors’ foresight, trading chops and flexibility meant many saw their strategies blossom during 2020 -
Beneath the triple C: CLOs benefit as upgrades make for lighter triple C buckets
3 years ago
For the first time since the sell off in March last year, downgrades to triple C have come to a near-standstill -
Goldman refis 2013 and 2017 CLOs for Axa IM and Napier Park
3 years ago
Goldman Sachs flexed its CLO refinancing muscles on Tuesday, arranging very different cost-cutting deals for Axa Investment Managers and Napier Park Global -
Moving fast pays off for hedge funds
3 years ago
2020 was an up and down year in credit, and credit hedge fund managers had to move quickly to capture opportunities from the dislocations that inevitably opened up -
Fund performance: CLO funds pick up where they left off
3 years ago
New year, same funds leading the way with CLO strategies the top performers in January -
Napier Park looks to gain from re-tiering after strong US CLO execution
3 years ago
Napier Park Global Capital appears to be benefiting from its performance over the last year with the firm achieving a strong print on a new US CLO, Regatta XVIII Funding -
CLO pipeline: snow business like the CLO business
3 years ago
CLO issuers are putting aside the cold snap and are warming up with a flurry of deals. -
Early 2021 moves open up CLO and credit curve dislocations
3 years ago
Fund managers are keeping a close watch on credit curves as sharp moves since the start of December have forced relative value to shift between corporate bonds, CDS, CLOs and loans. This has put CDS curve steepeners in focus but, conversely, CLO flattening appears likely. -
Fund performance: CLO funds keep up momentum as Napier Park finishes top
3 years ago
2020 ended with funds in our CLOs category taking the top few spots -
Napier Park fund ends 2020 on top with massive 29.5% gain
3 years ago
Napier Park Global Capital stormed to the top of our credit hedge fund rankings for 2020, registering a gain of 29.49% through Napier Park Eton Fund. -
Credit Rendezvous: heading for homes
3 years ago
Fund managers in structured credit, real assets and distressed are bullish on the prospects for residential housing in 2021. Elsewhere, niche royalty-based strategies are in favour and although a CLO repricing wave is expected, it may not be easy to execute resets. For more, read our 13-page quarterly report on credit. -
2020 wrap: CLO funds bloom despite rocky ground
3 years ago
2020 was a busy year for CLO fundraising, with Creditflux recording at least 30 funds that launched over the 12 months to invest across the CLO capital structure
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